# Joel A. Adejola Nigerian. Writer. Philosophy & Physics student at the University of Kansas. I write about what happens when institutions meet conditions they weren't built for — and what that reveals about what they were actually doing all along. Right now, that means AI, education, and the epistemic life of students navigating both. I've spent five semesters as a writing consultant, working one-on-one with ~300 students. I've coached peers academically, assisted honors seminars on AI governance and writing, and served as a residential assistant — all roles that kept me close to how students actually experience the institution. Before KU, I reported on elections and governance for the International Centre for Investigative Reporting in Nigeria. I've built an audience of 13,000+ through sports writing at BallerzBantz.com. I study epistemology, philosophy of language, and physics — and I'm trying to figure out what all of these have to do with each other. I'm currently working on: - **PingBack** — a Substack on AI, education, and epistemic responsibility. [pingback.substack.com](https://pingback.substack.com) - **An editorial for the University Daily Kansan** on KU's AI non-policy. - **BallerzBantz** — long-form football analysis and scouting. [ballerzbantz.com](https://ballerzbantz.com). Previously: Investigative reporter (ICIR, Nigeria). Writing consultant (KU Writing Center). Peer academic coach. Applications engineering intern (Texas Instruments). Studied in Nigeria, South Africa, and Morocco before arriving in Kansas. I also have a cat named Olive. **Writing:** - [PingBack](https://pingback.substack.com) — AI, education, epistemic responsibility - [BallerzBantz](https://ballerzbantz.com) — football analysis and scouting **Contact:** - Email: [email protected] - Twitter/X: [@JoelAdejola](https://x.com/joeladejola) - LinkedIn: [linkedin.com/in/joeladejola](https://linkedin.com/in/joeladejola) %% I am Joel A. Adejola. Nigerian. Yoruba. This page is a repository for my endeavors. #### Education I am an undergraduate studying Philosophy at [The University of Kansas](https://ku.edu) (KU). #### BallerzBantz At 16, I started [BallerzBantz](https://www.ballerzbantz.com), a technical sports blog, with [Albert](https://www.linkedin.com/in/albert-ezem-osakwe-a58228225/). It was 2020, the global pandemic, and the first time we could watch full-games, unperturbed, outside boarding schools. #### Side quests I solo-travelled during a gap year – spent time between South Africa, Nigeria, Tanzania, Morocco and Kenya before enrolling at college. #### Publications and Investigations At 18, during my gap year, I did investigations for the [International Center for Investigative Reporting](https://www.icirnigeria.org). One of my [investigations](https://www.icirnigeria.org/abuja-stadium-how-fg-abandoned-over-n2bn-worth-of-fire-fighting-trucks-for-almost-20-years/) unravelled a 2 billion Naira (over a million dollars) procurement sink-hole in Nigeria's sports ministry. I also covered the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 in a separate contract. See my complete publication archive [here](https://www.icirnigeria.org/author/jadejola/). As a first-time eligible voter in 2022, I noticed how crippling voter registration practices were back home. Millions of eligible voters who would turn 18 after voter registration ended but before the election itself were, and still are, unable to vote. Nigeria's Electoral Body's has no pre-registration accommodation in its implementation, despite constitutional provisions for such. I began working on an investigative piece in 2022 on this systemic disenfranchisement and [published](https://medium.com/@joeladejola/nigeria-disenfranchised-teens-8d227bb0eca3) it in 2024. *This is still an issue. If you would like to join or know someone who can assist my lobbying efforts, shoot me a message.* #### Where to find me - email - first-name + last-name at gmail dot com %%